S. TOME CHURCH, DIU The upper storey of the former St. Thomas Church was converted to establish the Hotel Sao Tome Retiro in Diu Island. |
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IMAGE COLLECTION James Barker, 2009 (Flickr) Alexis A., 2008 (Panoramio) d’Erin, 2007 (Flickr) Michael Teague, 1991 (A Aventura Portuguesa)
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION The main body of St Thomas' church, approached by a wide flight of brilliant-white steps, is now a museum, while the rooms at the back (and some shacks on the roof) are the Sao Tome Principe hotel. Our room, up its own flight of steps at the back of the building, was light and airy with views across gardens and the spires of St Paul's church to the distant sea. More... Harimohan enjoys the panorama from the roof of São Tomé Retiro, an old portuguese church in Diu, at the coast of the Arabian Sea More... The church of São Tomé (left) is now home to the Diu Museum. It also houses a guest house called São Tomé Retiro in a few upstairs rooms, and some rooms built on the roof. You can also sleep on the roof for a few rupees. More... |
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